Hillary Clinton

Ellen Forradalom

(16,187 posts) Fri Aug 12, 2016, 07:27 PM Aug 2016

Here's Why Your Facebook Timeline Is Suddenly Full of Hillary Clinton Supporters (Fortune magazine)

Bugler was one of the so-called “closeted” Clinton supporters, fans of the former First Lady who were nevertheless unwilling to publicly voice their support for her during the primary season—particularly when compared to Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders voters.

Yet a couple of weeks ago, on the second day of the Democratic National Convention, Bugler finally decided to put up a Hillary sign on her front lawn (“I half expected it to be vandalized or stolen within a day”), and told her Facebook friends: “I’m with her.”

http://fortune.com/2016/08/11/hillary-clinton-support-facebook/

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Here's Why Your Facebook Timeline Is Suddenly Full of Hillary Clinton Supporters (Fortune magazine) (Original Post) Ellen Forradalom Aug 2016 OP

Um......because I support Hillary Clinton? Aristus Aug 2016 #1

Call them the no-longer-silent majority. BobbyDrake Aug 2016 #2

I know I kept my head down Ellen Forradalom Aug 2016 #3

So we're just expected to believe that's a coincidence? Kber Aug 2016 #4

Well-orchestrated Hillary Derangement Syndrome Ellen Forradalom Aug 2016 #5

We're expected to believe Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #8

I lost two friends Cary Aug 2016 #6

I am glad they are coming out. Hillary needs all the positive visibility she can get. riversedge Aug 2016 #7

Aristus

(72,523 posts)

1. Um......because I support Hillary Clinton?

Reply to Ellen Forradalom (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 07:45 PM

Aug 2016

Seriously, every time some 'Suggested Page' pops up that is in any way right-leaning, far-right, conservative, tea-party, libertarian, pro-Trump, pro-Pence, or hyper-militaristic, I 'x' it right off my page. Life is too fucking short.

I 'Like' many, many pages that are liberal, progressive, socialist, enlightened, forward-thinking, pro-Clinton, pro-Obama, pro-Biden, or pro-Sanders. I think the demographers at Facebook have me figured out by now.

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)

2. Call them the no-longer-silent majority.

Reply to Ellen Forradalom (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 07:51 PM

Aug 2016

Ellen Forradalom

(16,187 posts)

3. I know I kept my head down

Reply to BobbyDrake (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 07:57 PM

Aug 2016

during primary season. I didn't care to tangle with my Bernie-supporting friends. It wasn't worth losing friendships over.

Kber

(5,043 posts)

4. So we're just expected to believe that's a coincidence?

Reply to Ellen Forradalom (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 08:08 PM

Aug 2016

#some people say somethings going on.

Ellen Forradalom

(16,187 posts)

5. Well-orchestrated Hillary Derangement Syndrome

Reply to Kber (Reply #4)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 08:11 PM

Aug 2016

from left and right. I heard "I don't know why anyone would vote for that woman" and "Cheney in a skirt" from people I love and respect. I wasn't going to get into it.

Maru Kitteh

(32,010 posts)

8. We're expected to believe

Reply to Kber (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 09:23 PM

Aug 2016

what is a coincidence? Please explain.

I don't understand?

Cary

(11,746 posts)

6. I lost two friends

Reply to Ellen Forradalom (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 11:18 AM

Aug 2016

I consider myself better off.

riversedge

(81,541 posts)

7. I am glad they are coming out. Hillary needs all the positive visibility she can get.

Reply to Ellen Forradalom (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 04:09 PM

Aug 2016

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